CVE-2023-7340

LOWPre-NVD 3.53.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 3.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-03-27. the CNA's CVSS baseline 3.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:vulncheck, epss, ghsa
Elevated
3.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 3.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Wazuh authd contains a heap-buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to cause memory corruption and malformed heap data by sending specially crafted input. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to trigger a denial of service condition, resulting in low availability impact to the authentication daemon.

CVSS v3
3.5
EG Score
3.5(medium)
EPSS
23.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 27, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

References (2)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 42× in last 30d)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-7340?
CVE-2023-7340 is a low vulnerability published on March 27, 2026. Wazuh authd contains a heap-buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to cause memory corruption and malformed heap data by sending specially crafted input. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to trigger a denial of service condition, resulting in low availability impact to the…
When was CVE-2023-7340 disclosed?
CVE-2023-7340 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 27, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-7340 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-7340 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 23.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-7340?
CVE-2023-7340 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 3.5 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-7340?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-7340, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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